In a bid to the gap between Canadian and West African High School curricula, Maple Canadian College (MCC) has partnered with Rosedale Academy, Ontario, Canada to offer scholarships to Nigerian students willing to study in top Canadian universities.
The President of Maple Education Canada, Mrs. Ebi Obaro disclosed this to reporters and said the scholarship scheme, designed under the university pathway programme for Grade 12 (SSS3) pupils in Nigeria, would make it possible for eligible students to benefit from automatic scholarship based on their admission scores.
Obaro said the best student would be offered a scholarship of $20,000 which covers tuition, accommodation, feeding, and others, while the second-best two would get $10,000 each.
She said: “Through our partnership with Rosedale Academy, an Ontario Ministry of Education-inspected private secondary school that is able to grant Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) credits; we are able to offer a university pathway programme to Nigerian students.”
While talking further, she said students with excellent admission average score of 90 and above could obtain a scholarship of between $50,000 and $100,000 for a four-year programme and added that based on the faculty, students could benefit from the following scholarship schemes: Engineering, $100, 000 for four years; Social Sciences, $70, 000 for four years; and Sciences $70, 000 for four years.
Meanwhile, students with an admission average score of 89.9 or lower could be offered the following scholarship scheme based on their faculty. Engineering $80, 000 for four years; Social Sciences $50, 000 for four years; and Sciences $50, 000 for four years.
She said: “Graduates of this programme receive a Rosedale Academy OSSD, a globally recognised certification to gain admission to the world’s great universities, and consistently ranked in the top five international academic high school programmes.
“MCC prepare students for studies in Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America, Australia and other countries leveraging top global academic programmes taught by Canadian certified teachers, who prepare students for rigorous university programmes worldwide.”
In the same vein, the Principal of MCC, Tinuade Olufolabi, urged the government of Nigeria to incorporate technology into education from primary school level to close the gap in Nigeria’s education curriculum and noted that “Government must put things in place to help pupils leverage technology”.
Also, Olufolabi said educationists must strike a balance between curriculum and real life.
She said Technologies need to be incorporated right from the grassroots, especially for public schools, while government must understand the place of education and prioritise in a way that students will not be left behind when they go to study outside the country.
She said: “Government needs to understand the place of education, it must be practical, fun and relatable, infusing technology in the curriculum will go a long way in making students understand more.
“Teachers should be certified too, even if you have an education background, there is a lot needed to be able to impact knowledge because the Canadian content is way more advanced.”
